Newsletter 3: Movement for Happiness is changing
01 Dec 2010 | Mark Williamson
It's been a fascinating couple of weeks for those of us
who care about building a happier society. The UK government's
decision to officially measure people's well-being has generated
lots of debate and discussion, both here and abroad.
If nothing else, it seems clear that happiness is a topic
that sparks passionate views and touches every aspect of our
lives.
In this email I'll share some of our latest progress
in building a movement for positive social change, starting with
some big news…
We're now called Action for
Happiness!
We're delighted to announce that, as of 1
December, the Movement for Happiness is changing its name to Action
for Happiness.
We've spent a lot of time listening to
people's views and this change reflects what we've
heard. We really hope you like the new name
and would love your reactions.
Follow us on Facebook and
Twitter
We're also excited to announce our new Action
for Happiness Facebook page and Twitter feed, where you can stay up to date all
the latest news relating to happiness. Please sign up to follow us
and share these with all your friends and colleagues
too.
How you can support the
movement
We continue to be amazed and inspired by all
the offers of support that we've received. We're still finding our
feet with a small and rather over-stretched team, so we're sorry if
you've sent us an idea that we've not responded to
yet.
The question we're asked most often is
"What can I do to contribute to the movement?" To answer
this, here are some suggested actions which we'd love you to get
involved with: What
you can do
Happiness in the
news
These are a few articles relating to happiness from
the last couple of weeks which I hope you'll find
interesting:
And finally… another big thank
you
In our last newsletter we asked you fill out a
survey about your views on the movement. The response was
phenomenal, with over 500 people completing it just within the
first two days! The replies are fascinating and I'll share these
with you all soon. But in the meantime, thanks so much to all of
you who took the time to do this.
As always, we'd love to hear from you - so
please get in touch at our new Action for Happiness email
address info@actionforhappiness.org
I'll leave you with this inspiring quote from
Gandhi: "Happiness is when what you think, what you say,
and what you do are in harmony".
Mark
Williamson
Director, Action for Happiness
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